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Talk: 11:00 am Westport Talk in the Town Hall Theatre, the Octagon, Westport.

Walk: 11:40 am Tour of new Town Hall Theatre, the Town Core, finishing at Westport Harbour (3km - 1.5 Hours). For those of you who are not faint hearted and go the full distance, Simon will treat them to Coffee, bun and good company at Westport Harbour!

Fireworks: 10:00pm. In addition there is also a Westport 250 celebratory public fireworks display at 10pm that evening, the 29th April at Westport Harbour.

Join the RIAI for a talk and guided tour of the historic town of Westport, celebrating a major two-and-a-half century milestone. On Saturday 29th of April Simon Wall MRIAI, will be giving a guided architectural tour of the town of Westport, awarded the accolade in 2012 by the Irish Times of ‘Best Place to Live’. The project won the Public Choice award 2016 RIAI Irish Architecture Awards.

The talk and tour will cover the beginnings of Westport, covering the commercial properties and domestic dwellings that make up the award-winning town we know today. This event will be of particular interest to those thinking of building their home in the Westport area with an opportunity to talk to the Town Architect of twenty years.

The 40 minute talk will start at 11.00am and include Q&A at the end in the Town Hall Theatre. Following that there will be a tour of the town’s domestic and public architecture and the award winning public realm.

This is a free event aimed at the public but places are limited so book now to avoid disappointment. The talk and tour would be of interest to those interested in the development of Westport, architecture, self-build or community spaces. All welcome.